These pictures show the destruction of trees in the cedar grove south and west of the chapel during the March 20, 1996, winter snow storm.

The Monastery was in the path of the Total Solar Eclipse. The Sisters offered space for interested persons to view the 4.5 minute eclipse on April 8, 2024. The materials included in this file give a description of the process and the happenings on that day.

Photographs of the stain glass windows in the Monastery Chapel. Sister Carlita Koch had many photographs taken for her booklet on the Saints in the Windows of the Monastery Chapel. These are part of her efforts to identify and record the saints.

These booklets cover corporate planning, long-range planning, and strategic planning.

The Ferdinand Benedictine oblate program was begun in 1975 at Marian Heights Academy. Sister Carlita Koch, O.S.B. was prioress and Sister Anna Gramelspacher, O.S.B. was director. Act of Oblation documents, Ferdinand, 1986 to present

Meeting minuetes from February 24, 2021

This Midday Prayer Book was presented to the community and used on October 26, 1996. Liturgists: Sister Michelle Mohr and Sister Mary Karen Hill (signed)

These blueprints detail floor plans, framing plans and roof plans.

These two banners were made for the 150th Anniversary celebrations. One banner has pictures of the prioresses from 1867 to 2017 and the other banner is the community portrait.

Correspondences, withdrawal lists, brief biographies, Ferdinand, 1991-1992

A 17 minute video about the Sisters of St. Benedi8ct, their history, service, and monastic way of life. Completed by the Sisters of Saint Benedict, Ferdinand, Indiana for the 125th Anniversary of their founding.